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Spotify on smartwatches has been a complete game changer for us!

Simply, stream or transfer your favourite music onto your watch for wireless playback any time, even when offline.

It’s another huge step towards true smartwatch independence from cellphones.

In today’s guide, we recommend the best smartwatch for Spotify currently on the market. We also recommend some awesome alternatives.

How Does Spotify Connect to Your Smartwatch?

Using Spotify on a smartwatch doesn’t yet offer all the features it does on a cellphone. It’s a very different experience, but using a smartwatch is all about making concessions right?

In this section, we take a look at how it all works and what kind of experience you can expect.

A Brief Introduction to Spotify

For those that have been living under a rock for the past few years, Spotify is a streaming service that supplies music and podcasts to its subscribers.

There are millions of songs available on Spotify, and they cover a range of genres and time periods so that you can be certain of finding something that interests you, no matter how obscure your musical tastes.

Spotify is commonly available on your computer, phone, and tablet, but more recently, smartwatches with Spotify have made it to market.

The great thing about Spotify is that it is free to sign up for, and you can start listening as soon as you have shared your email address.

There is a premium service that you can pay for which has 3 key benefits (among others):

It removes advertisements from the listening experience.

It allows a higher standard of music quality (up to 320kbit/s bit rate).

Plays music without an internet connection.

Spotify is hugely popular across the world and has over 248 million active users, with over 110 million subscriber (nearly double that of Apple Music subscribers).

How Spotify Works on a Smartwatch

A smartwatch with Spotify is not the same experience you are used to on a cellphone or computer.

Yes, you can the play music you love but you need to synchronize your watch with a computer or phone app. It’s not a standalone experience.

In this section, we explain how to set it up and also the limitations you need to prepare yourself for.

Step 1: Download the App

When it comes to accessing Spotify on your smartwatch, you will first need to download the Spotify app to your watch.

With Samsung wearables, this is a really simple process. Select ‘Apps’ from the home screen. Select ‘Galaxy Apps’. Find Spotify and install.

The process is easy with Garmin smartwatches too. This time you’ll need to find the Spotify app using the Connect IQ app on your cellphone.

Step 2: Sign Up

The sign-up process is straightforward, you just connect your Facebook account or use your email.

Important Note: Just remember not all smartwatches are able to use Spotify, so make sure you check out our list of recommended models.

Spotify will ask you to set a password and share your date of birth so that they know your age and can make music suggestions based upon that.

It’s an incredibly simple process made to make accessing music easy. There are lots of ways to customize your account when you have logged in so that you enjoy the music that you want to hear.

Step 3: Connect your Accounts

This step isn’t necessary with Samsung watches as you can sign in to the Spotify app on your smartwatch. However, Garmin users now need to sign into their Spotify account in the Connect IQ app. They will then be prompted to connect their accounts.

Step 4: Download Music (or stream on selected Samsung devices)

Now you can access the following folders in your Spotify account:

Playlists

Recently Played

Made for You

Workout

Podcasts

You may be wondering how to do this on a Garmin watch? (I know I was!). You need to hold the ‘Down’ button. This will take you to your library. You’ll see an ‘Add music and Podcasts’ option at the bottom.

Browse through what’s on offer and download your favorite playlists (you’ll need a WiFi connection).

Important Note: You can’t edit playlists or search for new music from your watch. This needs to be done using the full Spotify app on your cell phone or computer.

The Limitations of Spotify on a Smartwatch

Unfortunately, smartwatches with Spotify don’t get the full music streaming experience. It’s a little bit annoying having to download all of your music and podcasts, but in my opinion this is a small price to pay to have music on your wrist!

Here’s the lowdown on the drawbacks you can expect with Spotify smartwatches.

1. You need a premium account.

This is no big deal for those of you that already pay the monthly subscription but for those of you new to the streaming service or that currently use a free account then this could be a dealbreaker.

In order to put music on your smartwatch, you need a paid Spotify Premium subscription. At the time of writing (8/2020), this is currently priced at $9.99. In my opinion, if you listen to a lot of music then this is really good value for money but I’ll let you decide.

2. You can’t stream music (in most cases).

Spotify is by definition a music streaming service but its integration with smartwatches (at this time) isn’t quite the same. You must download music and podcasts to your watch. That means adding and deleting new playlists every time you want to ��freshen” things up.

This is a very simple process but it takes time. Especially if you are adding substantial amounts of new material.

However, as you’ll see with the next couple of points too, there are a couple of exceptions.

The Samsung Galaxy Watch and Samsung Gear S3 Frontier are both available with data plans which enable them to stream music.

3. The amount of music at your disposal is limited to your watches’ memory.

Since you must download music onto your smartwatch (with the exception of the Samsung Galaxy and S3 Frontier, which can stream), the listening material available to you at any one time is limited to the memory capacity of your watch.

Generally speaking, this is around 500 songs but it really depends on the watch and also the file sizes of your songs (higher quality music will take up more space).

Personally, I’ve never found an issue with this limitation. I use my Garmin 245 Music to listen to playlists while running. A five hundred song library is more than enough. I tend to change things up every month once some songs start to get a bit familiar.

4. You can only listen using a Bluetooth connection to external speakers or headphones.

Most of the watches with Spotify that are worth having can only playback your music with some external help. This means you need to connect to headphones or a speaker using a Bluetooth connection.

I pair my Garmin 245 Music with Bose SoundSport wireless headphones for a seamless experience when running.

The exceptions to this are the previously mentioned Samsung pair. They both contain built-in speakers that can play music without needing and external connection. Just be warned, the volume is pretty low and the sound quality isn’t great.

Spotify Alternatives to Consider

There are other music streaming alternatives that are worth considering before you sign up for a subscription. Here’s a quick look at three of the best music streaming platforms for smartwatch use.

Amazon Music – At $9.99 for non-Prime members ($7.99 with Prime membership) and with a library of 50 million songs this is a true Spotify contender. Available on Garmin.

Deezer -3 tiers that range from free up to high definition streaming at $14.99 per month. It has a library of around 60 million songs. Available on Garmin.

Pandora Music – A premium account with access to around 40 million songs costs $9.99 a month. Available on Samsung.

The Bottom Line

If you are looking for a watch that plays music, then picking a Spotify enabled smartwatch is a great choice.

As a runner, my kit is as lightweight as ever. Previously, in order to listen to music while running, I had my bulky smartphone strapped to my arm. Now, all I need is my smartwatch and wireless headphones.

Just don’t expect the full Spotify experience on smartwatch because it doesn’t yet exist. Smartwatches have a few hurdles to jump before we get that kind of app integration.

Right now, this is as good as it gets when it comes to Spotify on smartwatch. And if you ask us, it’s still amazing!

The Best Smartwatch for Spotify

In our opinion, these are the only three smartwatches with Spotify worth knowing about.

There’s one clear winner in our eyes but the others are worthy alternatives.

Garmin Forerunner 245 Music – Our Top Pick

Garmin is incredibly well known and typically considered to be the smartwatch choice of people who love to get outside and exercise.

This smartwatch not only offers an excellent music experience but has GPS to track your every move.

Music Library Size

The Forerunner 245 has 3.5 GB of internal memory which Garmin state should hold around 500 songs. However, I currently have 750 songs and 2-hour long podcast episodes on my watch so this isn’t actually accurate (but in a good way!). I typically freshen the library up every month or so with new podcast episodes and playlists.

How it Works

This Spotify smartwatch requires a premium Spotify account as you need to download the music to your watch. This means that it can’t stream music. You need to synchronize your watch with your smartphone app after selecting the music you want. The synchronization process can take a while if you plan on downloading a lot of music, so it’s best getting this out of the way with plenty of time before your next run.

Another key point to note here is that the watch itself has no audio output ability. It can store the music and play it but there are no built-in speakers. This means it needs to be paired with speakers or headphones via a Bluetooth connection.

I pair mine with Bose wireless headphones for a completely wireless listening experience while running. The connection process takes a few button presses and the connection is always solid.

Interface

The Spotify music controls are reached by holding down the ‘Back’ button for a couple of seconds. This takes you to your music library where you can browse what’s available.

This same procedure takes you to the skip, volume, shuffle, stop, and play controls while you’re listening.

It’s not exactly the smoothest user experience but it’s simple and easy to navigate. Depending on the headphones or speakers that you have paired with the watch, you might be able to control the music player externally through them.

What Else is There?

The Forerunner 245 Music actually does a heck of a lot more than just play music. As this is a Spotify watch guide we won’t go into too much detail but here’s a brief summary of the key features:

Works with iOS and Android

5 ATM waterproof

GPS (and GLONASS mapping)

Heart rate monitor

Pulse Ox sensor

Fitness notifications that can help you understand whether you need to work harder or slow down.

Garmin Coach that will work with you to get fitter and faster

Detailed feedback from all your workouts so you know where you need to put your efforts

Fall and safety detection services that will help you if you find yourself in trouble; this smartwatch will even alert emergency services to come and help you.

Up to 7 days of battery life when in smartwatch mode (up to 24 hours if GPS is in constant use)

Bottom Line: I’ve owned this watch for about 6 months and absolutely love it! If you’re an active person that enjoys listening to music then I highly recommend it. Besides playing music, it’s an awesome fitness tracker that actually encourages you to get out more. It’s the Spotify smartwatch that I’d choose over all others.

Samsung Galaxy Watch

Samsung is a household name and well known for its phones, TVs, and other tech. The Galaxy Watch is the perfect choice for fitness activities as well as listening to your music throughout the day. Spotify on a Galaxy watch can be easily downloaded and is simple to access so that you don’t have to fuss around to find it.

The great thing here is that if you have the SIM card enabled version of this watch then you are able to stream music using Spotify. While this sounds really cool, it does significantly drain the battery when you are using 3G and 4G data. I also prefer playing the music through external speakers as the in-built speakers are tiny and don’t sound great.

Until smartwatch battery life improves, I prefer the Garmin Spotify implementation where you pre-download the music. The battery life doesn’t take a huge hit when listening in this way. That being said, I don’t expect everybody to agree with me.

This beautiful watch has a round face and comes in two sizes to fit all wrist types. You can expect to enjoy a full-color display, and the straps are interchangeable so that you can suit your mood to your watch look.

The fitness tracking is really good, and you will be able to swim with the watch on, meaning that you never miss an opportunity to track your progress.

Some other key features include:

Light and thin design so you never notice it on your wrist

Always on display to make it easy to check what is going on in the world

A fitness tracker with a heart rate monitor to keep you up to speed on your progress

A health coach that will work with you to improve your general fitness

A fully customizable screen so that you can get the look you want

Bottom Line: The Samsung Galaxy Watch is the smartwatch to choose if you want to stream music. It’s an awesome watch in general and much more than just a fitness tracker that plays music (which could be said about the Garmin Forerunner).

Apple Watch Series 5

The latest Apple Watch hit the shelves last year and offers a huge range of features that will appeal to anyone that wants to get a new smartwatch.

The Apple Watch is synonymous with Apple Music, but the company does not bar Spotify. Just be prepared for a seriously limited experience.

Apple being Apple currently don’t permit 3rd party apps (ie. non Apple products) to use a cellular or WiFi connection to stream. As you can imagine, this seriously limits what 3rd party apps can achieve on the Apple Watch.

In the case of Spotify, the app is available but it can only act as a controller to control Spotify playback on another connected device. This means no streaming and not even any downloading!

I can understand why they’ve done it. It’ll push more people to use their very own Apple Music streaming service (which has full streaming capabilities with a premium subscription). However, it’s a pretty annoying tactic that we’ve come to expect from Apple.

Third-party apps may well receive more support in the future but for now, Apple Music is the only streaming service worth using on the Apple Watch.

Otherwise, it’s a seriously awesome watch that’s got the best user interface we’ve seen on a smartwatch so far. A couple of other criticisms can be aimed at the price and battery life, but all in this is a really cool piece of tech.

Some of the most sought-after features of the Apple Watch Series 5 include:

An in-built GPS system to track wherever you go

An Always-On screen, so there is no more pushing buttons to check the time

An ECG app to check your heart health whenever it takes your fancy

An in-built compass

A bigger screen than ever before

Bottom Line: There’s a big compromise to make here if you simply must use Spotify. But, if you’re willing to make the switch to Apple Music you get the full streaming ability and a real quality wrist-piece.

Conclusion

If you want music on your watch there are few decent choices right now, but smartwatches with Spotify are leading the way.

However, there are a few different implementations of Spotify on smartwatches that you need to be aware of.

There are those that can stream, those that can only download to internal memory, and those that simply work as an extended remote control.

It depends what you’re personally looking for but for me the Garmin Forerunner 245 Music does a brilliant job. It’s a smartwatch with offline Spotify access that relies on downloading and storing the music internally via a smartphone. This might not be for everyone (try the Samsung Galaxy or Apple Watch if so) but for a runner like myself it’s now an essential piece of tech.

Remember, other very good music streaming services exist too. If you’re an Apple fan then switching over to Apple Music and streaming with an Apple Watch Series 5 is a great way to get music on your smartwatch too.

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0:05 "The Three Coins" by The Gothard Sisters from Story Girl

3:34 "Comb Your Hair & Curl It / The White Petticoat / The Black Rogue" by Banna De Dha from Band of Two

8:29 "Catalpa Rescue" by Beyond the Pale from Wantin' Something More

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15:07 "Green Window" by Lochlainn from Fisher Street

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25:54 "A Wee Dram or Henry the Horse's Hornpipe" from Keith Hinchliffe from A Wee Dram

27:48 "Cairistiona" by Kyle Carey from North Star

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49:22 "North Wind" by Ella Roberts from North Wind

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2:19:21 "Galway Bay" by SeaStar from Never Go Back

2:23:21 "An American in Paris" by The McCabes from Songs for Breakfast

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2:39:10 "Big Fellah" by Black 47 from Rise Up

2:44:49 "The Ruthless Wife" by Runa from Current Affairs

2:50:39 CELTIC FEEDBACK

2:51:25 "Wild Rover" by Seamus Kennedy from By Popular Demand

2:56:34 "Old Dun Cow" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales

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3:05:05 "Spancil Hill" by The Canny Brothers Band from One Drop of Whiskey

3:08:12 "The Drinker's Praise" by The Poxy Boggards from Bawdy Parts

3:10:10 "Tempest in a Teacup" by Celtic Soul from Way

3:20:00 "Lanigan's Ball" by Ockham's Razor from Ten Thousand Miles to Bedlam

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Apple Music vs Amazon Prime Music (and Music Unlimited) comparison

The music-streaming market, once virtually monopolised by Spotify, is now busier than ever: virtually all of tech's big dogs want a piece of the increasingly juicy-looking pie.

Apple and Amazon have both launched streaming services and each has its own ways of hustling users on board. Amazon Prime Music is available as part of the Prime service, which many people sign up for simply to get the free next-day delivery; and Apple Music is the most convenient service for anyone using an iPhone, and at present the only service that's wholly compatible with the HomePod (although there are workarounds for other services). Both are building a significant userbase.

But which is the best service for you? In this article we compare Apple Music and Amazon Prime Music (and the firm's more expensive Music Unlimited service) for features, range of songs, user-friendliness and value for money. We identify the differences and similarities, and help you decide which is right for your needs.

Price

Apple Music

Apple Music costs £9.99/$9.99 a month for the standard package. (If you're a student you can get it for £4.99/$4.99 a month, and there's a £14.99/$14.99 family package which enables access for up to six people.)

That's a pretty standard price for music streaming services in the UK and US, and if you use it often enough can be a really good way to save money on buying albums and singles from iTunes, and save space on your iPhone as the songs are stored in the cloud unless you choose to download them for offline listening. But for pure value Amazon can do better, as we'll see in a moment.

You can sign up for a three-month trial of Apple Music here or by opening the Music app on your iPhone and tapping the For You tab. (You may need to open Settings and go to Music > Show Apple Music.)

Amazon Prime Music

Amazon Prime Music cannot be bought on its own; the music service is bundled as part of Prime Membership, which costs £79/$99 a year or £7.99/$12.99 a month - significantly less than Apple Music - and also includes next-day delivery, Amazon Prime Video and some Kindle freebies.

It's worth signing up to the free trial of Amazon Prime (click here in the UK or here in the US) if you haven't done so already, as it means you'll be able to try all of the aforementioned features for one month to see whether you think it's worth the money.

Amazon Music Unlimited

If you're a Prime member, it'll cost you a further £79/$79 per year or £7.99/$7.99 per month to sign up for Music Unlimited's standard package (one user, multiple devices). If you're not a Prime member it'll cost £9.99/$9.99 a month.

As with Apple Music there's a family plan: it too costs £14.99/$14.99 a month (or £149/$149 a year) and gives access for up to six people. If your budget won't stretch that far, there's a single-device plan that allows access on, well, one device only, but costs just £3.99/$3.99 a month. You can sign up for that through the device itself - saying "Alexa, try Amazon Music Unlimited", for example.

Catalogue

One of the most important selling points for a music streaming service is the selection of songs. Apple Music beats Amazon Prime Music in this department, and by a long shot too. Apple offers a whopping 45 million songs, while Prime has just two million. (If you want more songs you can pay extra for Music Unlimited, however, which has 40 million, almost matching Apple.)

Of course, the value of these large libraries depends on how mainstream your tastes are; and having that many tracks at your fingertips doesn't matter if you don't like them. If you're a massive fan of one or two artists in particular it's worth checking they're available on your service of choice.

Apple Music has had a few notable, albeit usually temporary, exclusives on particular albums, but with Amazon's media clout you shouldn't put it past them securing a few of their own in future.

Compatibility

Apple is notoriously unwilling to play nicely with other companies' platforms, while Amazon is much more easy-going. But in the case of music streaming both firms offer fairly decent intercompatibility, with a few exceptions.

What devices can stream Apple Music?

Apple Music works on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and because Google doesn't have an issue with Apple Music appearing on Android, it works on most rival phones and tablets too. (Be warned, however, that we've found Apple Music for Android buggy in the past and it won't get updates as quickly as the iOS version.)

Apple Music also works on the Apple Watch and HomePod, in CarPlay-compatible vehicles, and through Sonos speakers if controlled via an Apple or Android device.

Apple's service will not work with Amazon's various Alexa-powered smart speakers, such as the Echo - at least not officially; you can stream it on an iPhone and then output to the speaker via Bluetooth, but then you lose voice control.

What devices can stream Amazon Music?

Amazon Prime Music and Music Unlimited work on nearly all smartphones and tablets: there's an Amazon Music app for iPhone and iPad and another for Android. And if you're on a Mac or PC you can download a dedicated app or use the web player.

Amazon Prime Music also works on a wide range of Alexa smart speakers, Fire TV, Fire tablets and other devices. Check out the full list here.

Music discovery

Working out what music you're going to like is a hugely important aspect of a streaming service. We've already established that Apple and Amazon offer a mind-bending number of tracks. The problem isn't having enough songs - it's finding the ones that are good.

When it comes to discovering new music, both Apple Music and Amazon Prime Music claim to offer intelligent, user-sensitive recommendations, but based on our experience with each service we much prefer Apple's approach.

Apple Music has a tab called For You, which offers up regularly updated playlists (curated by experts in that field or genre), artist spotlights, new releases and timely content for you to enjoy - we've seen playlists referencing the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and the 2018 World Cup, for example. And there's a subsection called Connect where artists can post images and announcements; you can choose who to follow for these sorts of social post.

The tracks in For You are influenced by your tastes as Apple Music understands them: today's albums are offered "since you're into electronic," it says. We've found that it takes a bit of time for Apple Music to get to know you, but you can speed up this process by proactively feeding it information about what you like and dislike. Over time it will start consistently recommending songs that are of interest.

For more direct discovery you can use Apple's Search or Browse tabs instead, filtering by genre or viewing playlists related to specific moods, activities and events.

Amazon Prime Music uses your previous purchases and anything you've marked as 'I own it' to determine what recommendations it shows you. It also looks at what you add to your library, but during our time using the service so far it has recommended largely the same tracks and we can't find a way to tell it what we really like and dislike.

Amazon does offer a decent playlist section, though, with moods and genres to choose from including 'Best of Prime Music', '50 great 80s classics,' 'Morning cup of coffee' and more. And Music Unlimited offers even more playlists than its junior version.

Design

Apple Music is by far the nicer service to look at, although perhaps it has a bit too much going on in some sections. The For You tab has so many different types of recommendation, all clamouring for your attention, that it can be almost overwhelming; we rarely make it to Connect, languishing beneath playlists, albums, spotlights and new releases (each of which can be horizontally scrolled).

To be fair, many will spend most of their time in the Library and Radio tabs, which are far easier on the eye and brain. And if you're struggling to get used to Apple Music, try our How to use Apple Music guide.

Furthermore we think Apple's interface is a huge improvement over the Amazon Music app, which we find dark and gloomy.

Extra features

Radio

Amazon Prime Music offers 'stations' but they're not really the same as a full-blown radio feature, something we consider a big black mark in comparison to Apple Music's brilliant radio.

Apple's Beats 1 Radio, for instance, is a live, unskippable radio station that plays globally 24 hours per day. And there are also lots of additional channels to choose from that play a huge range of songs with as many skips as you like based on a particular genre or mood.

Offline listening

Both Amazon and Apple have what you might call ulterior motives in offering a streaming service; they each sell digital music separately as downloads (for the time being, at least), so it would make sense for them to encourage users to buy permanent copies of tracks they've enjoyed streaming.

Fortunately the two companies take a longer view. Both offer offline listening, which means you'll be able to download songs to listen to when you're not connected to the internet, and those songs will be available offline for as long as you're a subscriber to the streaming service.

Social

Apple Music offers a social element that Amazon Prime Music lacks, which is called Connect. As mentioned previously, this is now integrated into the For You tab rather than getting a tab to itself, which suggests it wasn't the success Apple was hoping for.

It's not as social as Spotify's offerings that connect you to Facebook within the app to tell you what your friends are listening to, but it does give you inside access to posts made by the artists themselves, and you'll be able to like and comment on those posts. It's okay.

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damnthatnoise · 8 years ago

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- Written By: Robert Timothy -

The picture above sparked a series of tweets from El-P about how fans of Run the Jewels should show their support, and it got me thinking about the genre of music that I love so much.

I might not be the oldest Hip-Hop head on the block, but now that I make a living, I do everything that I can to support the artists that I love (that includes buying albums, merchandise and concert tickets); furthermore, I would never tell anyone that they shouldn’t buy an album to support an artist – just because they had the option of getting it for free. Unlike popular Rap and Hip-Hop, Independent Hip-Hop artists (except for say a Chance the Rapper) depend on the die-hard fans that dig to find new artists and explore new sounds; these are the fans that buy anything and everything they can to show love. After UGHH.com closed, Blueprint stated in a very poignant tweet, “For many artists, labels, & websites, trying to build a financially viable career is like trying to build a house on swampland”. I completely agree with Print, and I feel like the declining state of independent Hip-Hop can be attributed to the digital music era, the popularity of playlist listening and the current generation’s sense of entitlement and instant gratification.

Music is universally accessible in just about any form imaginable, but the digital era has had a profound and undeniable effect on the music industry. When websites like UGHH.com start closing, it can only mean one thing: the market for hard copies of records and merchandise is drastically down. I had Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, E. 1999 Eternal in second grade. Back in fourth grade, I’ll never forget harassing my dad so that he’d take me to buy a copy of Ready to Die (“Mo Money, Mo Problems” was the jam). I’ll certainly never forget September 11th, 2001; yes, the Twin Towers went down and forever changed the lives of Americans forever, but Jay-Z also dropped The Blueprint on the same day. I went to Best Buy right after school that day and picked up a copy of the CD. Remember when Jay-Z dropped his “swan song” – The Black Album – back in 2003? Yep, me too; I also copped that on the day that it released. I still regularly go to my local record store and pre-order tangible copies of records because I thoroughly enjoy perusing the liner notes. Ever since I got an iPhone two years ago; however, I’ve been pre-ordering and purchasing albums from the iTunes store regularly because of sheer convenience. Just last year, I easily bought fifty to sixty albums on iTunes; that’s not including physical copies of albums I bought. I have always found a great deal of joy in picking up a record on the day of release and fully taking it in. Not all music fans are like me, though. P2P programs and torrents have created a “black market” for listeners to pirate gigabytes of music in minutes. Unless you’re a household name like Drake, Jay-Z, or even Jadakiss, illegal downloading will no doubt affect your bottom dollar. Even though torrent sites like The Pirate Bay constantly get taken down, it seems like they always find ways to cleverly circumvent the law of the internets. Even sites like SoundCloud and YouTube have loopholes; there are now applications that make it possible to rip YouTube videos and SoundCloud playlists. With the advances is digital technology and apps for smartphones, services like Pandora, Spotify and Tidal are migrating a new generation of listeners towards playlist preferred listening.

Even though Pandora, Spotify and Tidal are much better mediums for music consumption than illegal downloading, they still only pay artists fractions of a cent per stream. It should also be mentioned that these services only truly benefit artists that are popular by culture’s standards; the only way to truly be profitable from a streaming based is to generate millions – even billions – of song streams. Part of me feels like the generation that grew up on full-length albums is fading away; music fanatics such as myself enjoy listening to classic albums like Liquid Swords, The Infamous or The Low-End Theory in their entirety. The new generation of music listener – for the most part – only wants the newest Ri-Ri single or whatever “banger” Nicki Minaj just made with Drake. They only want the singles and top 40 hits; they don’t give a shit about the other fourteen songs on the album. I openly admit that I subscribe to Spotify Premium, but it’s only used to decide if I like an album enough to buy it. If I dig the album, even a little bit, I will go to the iTunes or my local record store to purchase the full-length project to support the artist. It’s truly impossible for many independent artists to survive from revenue that is generated via stream based services. When listeners are faced with the option of paying $9.99 for one full length album on iTunes, or paying $9.99 per month to listen to unlimited music, most will choose the latter. In 2007, Radiohead shifted the paradigm of releasing music when they gave fans the option to “pay what you want” for their album, In Rainbows; this, in my opinion, has created a sense of entitlement in the listening community, and when it’s coupled with the need for instant gratification, it only causes the fire to spread faster.

Our country is clearly rampant with the need for instant gratification; look at Amazon and their business model for shipping. They are now making two-day shipping standard, and in some cities, they have same-day delivery. People want things, and they want them now. So, when an artist gives someone the ability to obtain a piece of their art without having to spend money, it creates the mentality of, “If I don’t have to pay, why should I?” Now, I’m not generalizing and saying that everybody thinks this way, but there is a sizeable chunk of the population with this mentality. Killer Mike and El-P gave away Run the Jewels 3 for free (they did this with their previous releases as well), and they ended up garnering twenty-three thousand unit sales and over eight million streams. Mike and El realize that they have a fan base that consists of two generations: the generation that I grew up in, that regularly buys music and appreciates the art of the full album (those that have been following both artists from the beginning), and the new generation that wants things cheap and now (those that have just found out about RTJ). Clearly these two have mastered the art of releasing music in today’s atmosphere, but imagine if even a fraction of a percent of the total streams went to purchases.

It’s no wonder that more blue collar emcees – rappers that have a full-time job – like Ka are emerging in Hip-Hop. Because he has a full-time job as a firefighter, he doesn’t have to rely on music to make a living. Even though there are more ways than ever to discover new artists and listen to music, it’s harder than ever for independent artists to stay afloat in an already oversaturated market. As the music industry keeps evolving with technology and listening preferences, it’s more important than ever for artists to build a loyal and supportive fan base; if they aren’t able to do so, they could sink to the bottom of the murky and overcrowded swamp that is the music industry.

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Your brand’s next social media platform — Spotify

Spotify’s launch in 2008 took the music listening world by storm; with 71 million paying listeners and 101 million ad-based listeners, it is clear that your brand needs to be reaching out to this audience, and I’m here to tell you how.

Music has always been a point of connectivity between human beings. Whether it’s a trip to the record store, a heartfelt burned CD, or a custom playlist—people are always wanting to know what other people are listening to. In the age of social media, people are finding this same connection between large brands and influencers, opening up the opportunity for businesses to engage with their consumers on a deeper level. Consider Spotify as your next platform to engage with your followers on, and keep reading to find out how you can and why you should.

Music streaming has become a very dominant trend worldwide, and very well could have been the pioneer of the subscription rather than ownership trend that Netflix, Hulu, and many other sites have adopted. Amongst these platforms we have Apple Music, Amazon, and Tidal; but the company holding nearly 36% of the subscriber market share is Spotify. Spotify possesses unique features where you can follow friends, brands and influencers, share on social media, and discover new music regularly.

Over the past 10 years, Spotify listeners have increased exponentially, with the average listener spending about 25 hours a month streaming music.

The growing traffic on Spotify is a marketer’s paradise, with a unique and focused group just waiting to be targeted mid-Beyonce-and-Jay-z-album.

Spotify Ad Studio

The first tactic I’d like to cover is a bit obvious, paid ads, but Spotify has created a new platform to make this easy and affordable. Spotify Ad Studio is a new self-service advertising platform where you can easily manage and create audio ad campaigns. With Ad Studio, you can:

Build an audio ad campaign in less than 10 minutes

Create a new audio ad from scratch

Forecast impression estimates based on your target audience

Track and manage all your campaign reportingSource: Spotify

Image Source: Ad Week

These ads are served to Spotify’s free subscription listeners (about 101 million of them) during song breaks. You can target your audio advertisement by genre, location, gender, age, activity, and device. With this audio spot you also are given ownership to the Cover Art area, allowing your ad to be clickable and drive traffic to a URL destination.

Here is Spotify’s guide to making the best audio ad.

Once you create your advertisement, you can return to Ad Studio and view insights such as:

A summary of the ad campaign and its targeting

The start/end dates

The budget

Total number of ads served

The number of clicks

The CTR

The number of unique people who heard your ad/reach

The number of times each person heard your ad/frequency

Something also important to note is how valuable audio streamers are to your brand. According to Spotify:

Streamers are twice as likely to pay more for brands.

61 percent of streamers are more likely to recommend brands to a friend.

74 percent of streamers are more likely to describe a brand as “the only brand for me.”

Did someone say brand loyalty? Keep reading and you’ll learn how to grab the attention and gain the trust of these listeners.

Branded Profiles and Playlists

Recently, brands have been building personalized playlists and profiles to boost engagements with their target market. Carnival Cruise Lines created the playlist Carnival Cruise Tunes to engage people on and off the boat. With uplifting and tropical music, this playlist makes listeners not only feel like they are on a cruise, but also feel like they should be on one. This playlist doesn’t end just at Spotify either, users can share the music they’re listening to on other forms of social media, only extending the reach of this playlist.

It’s important to note that these playlists need to be treated like advertisements. The selection and order of the songs need to be highly considered. This form of advertising makes your brand feel genuine and down-to-earth, so it is important that your efforts parallel that.

Starbucks is another great example of a brand utilizing Spotify. They partnered up back in 2015 because Spotify needed subscribers and Starbucks needed reliable and shareable playlists. Spotify is now linked to the Starbucks App where you can easily connect to the music currently playing. Their Spotify profile has almost 85,000 followers with playlists updated nearly every day.

In a statement regarding this partnership, Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks, commented:

“Music has played a pivotal role in our stores for over 40 years and we have been at the forefront of how to integrate it into a retail environment. Today is the next era in that experience. We are merging the physical and digital, providing new access points for Spotify as they continue to grow globally, placing more control into our customers’ hands and giving artists the world’s largest stage for them to share their talent.”

Some other top brands to check out on Spotify are Reebok, McDonalds, Jose Cuervo, Coca-Cola, and Bacardi.

A big partnership isn’t always necessary in order to gain customer trust, continue on for some beginner techniques that your brand can use to merge the digital and the physical and generate awareness and traffic.

Spotify Codes

Spotify took a note from Snapchat’s scanning feature and added Spotify Codes. You can now quickly share songs, artists, playlists, and albums between your friends and social media accounts by simply scanning a QR-style code on your Spotify app. These codes can drive traffic to your profile from print ads, emails, and other forms of published content. It’s digital and physical uses are great ways to quickly release new updates to playlists and songs. Here’s the code for the Starbucks’ Coffeehouse Playlist, and you can create your own here.

Spotify and Instagram

Go on Instagram for a few minutes and I guarantee you’ll see someone post what he or she is currently listening to. Previously, users would post screenshots of their music, but now you can post directly to your Instagram story from the Spotify App. The best part? This post has a link where viewers will be taken directly to that song or playlist. Brands can post songs from their playlist and users now can easily engage.

With the addition of Instagram’s story highlights, you can permanently keep this link at the top of your profile—I recommend a designated Spotify Music Highlight section. This partnership between the two platforms makes it easier for users to jump from app to app, and keeps them always in close reach to your brand.

These organic methods of advertising are great ways to connect with your customers on a deeper level and discover more about what these listeners do and don’t enjoy.

Consumers are ready to begin engaging with brands on music streaming platforms, and brands should be preparing for this engagement to gain an edge in the social music field. Music has always been a point of connectivity and conversation between people, and now by using Spotify, brands can utilize that same form of relationship with their consumers. Utilizing Spotify’s paid advertising also will provide your brand with what type of people are interacting with your brand and profile—which could help you with future advertising and general target marketing awareness.

This is a post from our New York consulting intern Erin Butrica. Erin will graduate from the University of Dayton in December where she studies Graphic Design and Marketing.

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davidrsmithlove · 6 years ago

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Your brand’s next social media platform — Spotify

Over the past 10 years, Spotify listeners have increased exponentially, with the average listener spending about 25 hours a month streaming music.

The growing traffic on Spotify is a marketer’s paradise, with a unique and focused group just waiting to be targeted mid-Beyonce-and-Jay-z-album.

Spotify Ad Studio

Build an audio ad campaign in less than 10 minutes

Create a new audio ad from scratch

Forecast impression estimates based on your target audience

Track and manage all your campaign reportingSource: Spotify

Image Source: Ad Week

Here is Spotify’s guide to making the best audio ad.

Once you create your advertisement, you can return to Ad Studio and view insights such as:

A summary of the ad campaign and its targeting

The start/end dates

The budget

Total number of ads served

The number of clicks

The CTR

The number of unique people who heard your ad/reach

The number of times each person heard your ad/frequency

Something also important to note is how valuable audio streamers are to your brand. According to Spotify:

Streamers are twice as likely to pay more for brands.

61 percent of streamers are more likely to recommend brands to a friend.

74 percent of streamers are more likely to describe a brand as “the only brand for me.”

Did someone say brand loyalty? Keep reading and you’ll learn how to grab the attention and gain the trust of these listeners.

Branded Profiles and Playlists

In a statement regarding this partnership, Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks, commented:

Some other top brands to check out on Spotify are Reebok, McDonalds, Jose Cuervo, Coca-Cola, and Bacardi.

Spotify Codes

Spotify and Instagram

These organic methods of advertising are great ways to connect with your customers on a deeper level and discover more about what these listeners do and don’t enjoy.

This is a post from our New York consulting intern Erin Butrica. Erin will graduate from the University of Dayton in December where she studies Graphic Design and Marketing.

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ronijashworth · 6 years ago

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Your brand’s next social media platform — Spotify

Spotify’s launch in 2008 struck the music listening world by storm; with 71 million paying listeners and 101 million ad-based listeners, it is clear that your brand needs to be reaching out to this audience, and I’m here to tell you how.

Over the past 10 years, Spotify listeners have increased exponentially, with the average listener spending about 25 hours a month streaming music.

The growing traffic on Spotify is a marketer’s paradise, with a unique and focused group just waiting to be targeted mid-Beyonce-and-Jay-z-album.

Spotify Ad Studio

Build an audio ad campaign in less than 10 minutes

Create a new audio ad from scratch

Forecast impression estimates based on your target audience

Track and manage all your campaign reportingSource: Spotify

Image Source: Ad Week

Here is Spotify’s guide to making the best audio ad.

Once you create your advertisement, you can return to Ad Studio and view insights such as:

A summary of the ad campaign and its targeting

The start/end dates

The budget

Total number of ads served

The number of clicks

The CTR

The number of unique people who heard your ad/reach

The number of times each person heard your ad/frequency

Something also important to note is how valuable audio streamers are to your brand. According to Spotify:

Streamers are twice as likely to pay more for brands.

61 percent of streamers are more likely to recommend brands to a friend.

74 percent of streamers are more likely to describe a brand as “the only brand for me.”

Did someone say brand loyalty? Keep reading and you’ll learn how to grab the attention and gain the trust of these listeners.

Branded Profiles and Playlists

In a statement regarding this partnership, Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks, commented:

Some other top brands to check out on Spotify are Reebok, McDonalds, Jose Cuervo, Coca-Cola, and Bacardi.

Spotify Codes

Spotify and Instagram

These organic methods of advertising are great ways to connect with your customers on a deeper level and discover more about what these listeners do and don’t enjoy.

This is a post from our New York consulting intern Erin Butrica. Erin will graduate from the University of Dayton in December where she studies Graphic Design and Marketing.

from Digital Marketing https://www.distilled.net/resources/your-brands-next-social-media-platform-spotify/ via http://www.rssmix.com/

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kricketscrafttutorials-blog · 8 years ago

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I’ve been using Amazon Prime for a few months now.

I order a great deal from Amazon so I wanted to see if it was worth it. WOW is it ever! We bought the Fire Stick for our TV to stream movies and shows we watch.

The selection is pretty good on the programs that come with prime and there are options to rent or buy a whole lot more.

We prefer to do our TV time this way instead of paying the ridiculously high prices for cable or satellite TV. This option works well for us.

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We have used the Prime Music which is wonderful to have on during house work.

Up until today, that is all we have tried. I had forgotten about all the other benefits till I saw an ad on Amazon’s website about the free 30 day trial for Amazon Fresh. I’m used to ordering my groceries for pick up at Walmart.That has been great, but I thought I would check the prices to compare. I was shocked! They were the same and lower than Walmart on the items I use! But the best part is they offer a HUGE variety or organic items! I got really excited. So I gave it a shot.

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They were filled with this foam lining and ice packs for the stuff that needed to stay cold

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One even had dry ice in it. (that’s the cardboard box you see)

The vegetables were very fresh and secured in green bags to keep them fresh.

And I found a ton of Kashi Go Lean Plant Protein Drink samples!

There was directions on the totes to just leave them for them to take back on the next delivery! The cost is $14.99 per month and if you order more than $40 worth there is no delivery charge. I was so impressed!

We used to have our groceries delivered by Safeway when we lived in Portland. We loved it then. We love this even more!

So after this great experience with Amazon Fresh I decided to blog about it. While sitting here doing so I realized I didn’t even check into the Amazon Prime Card. So I took a minute and did so. After reading up on it I realized that I would get far more money back from the 5% back offer than I would have to pay for the membership for Amazon Fresh!

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talhaghafoor2019-blog · 6 years ago

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Apple Music vs Amazon Prime Music comparison

Apple Music has been flying since it launched, and Apple claims that it has more than 35 million subscribers. Amazon Prime Music hasn't had quite the same impact, and had a relatively low-key launch, but for anyone thinking about getting an Amazon Prime account it comes bundled in.

Price

You can try Apple Music free for the first three months, after which it will cost you £9.99 per month to subscribe. That's a pretty standard price for music streaming services in the UK, and if you use it often enough can be a really good way to save money on buying albums and singles from iTunes, and also save space on your iPhone as the songs are stored in the cloud unless you download them to listen to offline.

There are also student and family options with the latter enabling access for up to six people. They are priced at £4.99 and £14.99 respectively.

Amazon Prime Music is only really worth subscribing to if you're interested in Amazon's Netflix rival Prime Instant Video, as well as its next day delivery service and its kindle bookstore bonuses, as you'll get all of those things rolled into one for £79 per year or £7.99 per month.

Otherwise, the Amazon Music price for non-Prime members is £9.99pm matching Apple. There's also a family option for £14.99 which matches with access for up to six people. There's no student plan but if you have an Echo or Echo Dot smart speaker you can sign up for £3.99pm via the device.

Catalogue

Of course, one of the most important selling points for a music streaming service is the selection of songs. There's no doubt that Apple Music wins here, and by a long shot too. Apple Music offers a whopping 45 million songs.

Amazon Prime Music has a slightly smaller selection of music, but you're unlikely to run out any time soon with a catalogue of over 40 million songs.

Compatibility

Both of these music streaming services work on Apple devices, both mobile and desktop. They have their own dedicated apps for iPhone and iPad, while Apple Music can be found in iTunes when using a Mac but you'll have to use the web player for Amazon.

Amazon Prime Music also works on Android and plenty of Alexa smart speakers, Fire TV, Fire tablets and other devices. Check out the full list here.

It's rare to find an Apple app on rival smartphones but you can get Apple Music on Android. Be warned though, we've found it buggy in the past and it won't get updates as quickly as the iOS version for new designs and features.

Music discovery

When it comes to discovering new music, both Apple Music and Amazon Prime Music do offer recommendations, though we much prefer Apple's method.

Apple Music has a section called 'For You', which offers up playlists, individual tracks and artists, and timely content for you to enjoy. It does take a bit of time for Apple Music to get to know you, but you can tell it what you like and dislike so it will eventually start recommending songs that will almost always be of interest to you.

Amazon does offer a decent playlist section, though, with moods and genres to choose from including 'Best of Prime Music,' '50 great 80s classics,' 'Morning cup of coffee' and more.

Similarly, Apple has a playlists section that also includes moods and genres, and each playlist has been curated by experts in that field or genre, according to the company.

Design

Apple Music is by far nicer to look at, although we do think it has a bit too much going on in some sections, making it look cluttered. However, it's a huge improvement over the Amazon Music app, which we think is a bit dark and gloomy.

Extra features

There is no radio feature available for Amazon Prime Music - there are stations but it's not the same - so we'd consider that a big downfall in comparison to Apple Music's brilliant radio feature. Apple offers Beats 1 Radio, which is a live, unskippable radio station that plays globally 24 hours per day, and there's also lots of additional channels to choose from that play an infinite amount of songs with as many skips as you like based on a particular genre or mood.

Both Amazon and Apple have additional motives with their streaming service, as they both aim to encourage you to purchase digital music via their respective shops. However, they also both offer offline listening, which means you'll be able to download songs to listen to when you're not connected to the internet, and those songs will be available offline for as long as you're a subscriber to the streaming service.

Apple Music offers a social element that Amazon Prime Music lacks, which is called Connect. It's not as social as Spotify's offerings that connect you to Facebook within the app to tell you what your friends are listening to, but it does give you inside access to posts made by the artists themselves, and you'll be able to like and comment on those posts.

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